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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ju•jube /ˈdʒudʒub, also ˈdʒudʒuˌbi/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Fooda small, chewy, fruit-flavored candy or lozenge.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ju•jube ( jo̅o̅′jo̅o̅b),USA pronunciation n. - a small candy or lozenge of gum arabic, gelatin, or the like and fruit flavoring.
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- Greek zízyphon jujube tree
- Latin zīziphum
- Medieval Latin jujuba
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jujube /ˈdʒuːdʒuːb/ n - any of several Old World spiny rhamnaceous trees of the genus Ziziphus, esp Z. jujuba, that have small yellowish flowers and dark red edible fruits
- the fruit of any of these trees
- a chewy sweet made of flavoured gelatine and sometimes medicated to soothe sore throats
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin jujuba, modification of Latin zīzyphum, from Greek zizuphon |